Narrative:

I would like to take a moment to relay an incident of which should be brought to the proper authorities. The captain and I were taxiing in to gate at mia. We were instructed to hold short of our gate while flight was pushed out of gate. As instructed, we waited until the push was complete, the tug released, and push crew clear. Clear, that is, except 1 member of the push crew. This individual knew we were moving toward our gate (and him) and proceeded to walk in a very slow manner in front of our aircraft. At first, I believed he was going to clear our wing past the other flight's nose. We had to apply full brakes and stop the aircraft. Even after our stop, the individual continued at his original pace and refused to look at us or acknowledged our presence. He simply strolled in front of a 60 ton airliner with his ear protectors in 1 hand and a pair of wands in the other. I estimate we had to stop for approximately 40-45 seconds for this. Behavior such as this is simply inexcusable. This was a childish and very dangerous power play and should never be seen on any airline ramp, certainly not an air carrier X ramp. Behavior like this is an embarrassment to the ground crews who work hard to deliver professional service and, if this individual could be found, we would have suggested an alternative form of employment.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RAMP OP ACFT PARKING PROC INTERRUPTED BY GND CREW WALKING ACROSS ON RAMP. TAXIING TFC.

Narrative: I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RELAY AN INCIDENT OF WHICH SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. THE CAPT AND I WERE TAXIING IN TO GATE AT MIA. WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO HOLD SHORT OF OUR GATE WHILE FLT WAS PUSHED OUT OF GATE. AS INSTRUCTED, WE WAITED UNTIL THE PUSH WAS COMPLETE, THE TUG RELEASED, AND PUSH CREW CLR. CLR, THAT IS, EXCEPT 1 MEMBER OF THE PUSH CREW. THIS INDIVIDUAL KNEW WE WERE MOVING TOWARD OUR GATE (AND HIM) AND PROCEEDED TO WALK IN A VERY SLOW MANNER IN FRONT OF OUR ACFT. AT FIRST, I BELIEVED HE WAS GOING TO CLR OUR WING PAST THE OTHER FLT'S NOSE. WE HAD TO APPLY FULL BRAKES AND STOP THE ACFT. EVEN AFTER OUR STOP, THE INDIVIDUAL CONTINUED AT HIS ORIGINAL PACE AND REFUSED TO LOOK AT US OR ACKNOWLEDGED OUR PRESENCE. HE SIMPLY STROLLED IN FRONT OF A 60 TON AIRLINER WITH HIS EAR PROTECTORS IN 1 HAND AND A PAIR OF WANDS IN THE OTHER. I ESTIMATE WE HAD TO STOP FOR APPROX 40-45 SECONDS FOR THIS. BEHAVIOR SUCH AS THIS IS SIMPLY INEXCUSABLE. THIS WAS A CHILDISH AND VERY DANGEROUS PWR PLAY AND SHOULD NEVER BE SEEN ON ANY AIRLINE RAMP, CERTAINLY NOT AN ACR X RAMP. BEHAVIOR LIKE THIS IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE GND CREWS WHO WORK HARD TO DELIVER PROFESSIONAL SVC AND, IF THIS INDIVIDUAL COULD BE FOUND, WE WOULD HAVE SUGGESTED AN ALTERNATIVE FORM OF EMPLOYMENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.